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Staple food

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Staple food crops around the world

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Learn Staple Food in English (10 Basic Names with Spelling)

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Project Cuisine Part 3 (b2) What is a Staple Food? What is Staple food of India?

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Breadfruit, a staple food of the tropics

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50 Interesting Rice Facts About The World Famous Staple Food | Facts About Rice | DotFacts

A staple food, or simply a staple, is a food that is eaten routinely and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet for a given people, supplying a large fraction of energy needs and generally forming a significant proportion of the intake of other nutrients as well. The staple food of a specific society may be eaten as often as every day or every meal, and most people live on a diet based on just a small number of staples.
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